National interest and international solidarity : particular and universal ethics in international life / edited by Jean-Marc Coicaud and Nicholas J. Wheeler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coicaud, Jean-Marc.

Wheeler, Nicholas J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National interest.

International relations.

International cooperation--Case studies.

International cooperation.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 317 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2008]

Summary:

Taking as its point of departure the perennial tension between particular and universal ethics in international society, this book seeks to explore and understand the motivations of actors in different international contexts where national interests and international solidarity concerns intersect. Focusing on a range of regional cases, where it is not evident from a traditional national interest point of view why outside actors would choose to intervene, the book evaluates the respective weight of national interest and internationalist (solidarity) considerations. Ultimately, while classical national interest considerations remain to this day a powerful motivation for power projection, the book shows how an enlightened conception of national interest can encompass solidarity concerns, and how such a balancing of the imperatives of both national interest and solidarity is the major challenge facing decision-makers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: the changing ethics of power beyond borders / Jean-Marc Coicaud and Nicholas J. Wheeler

Solidarity versus security

India and Pakistan : from zero-sum to shared security / Samina Yasmeen

Sino

US relations : a nascent security regime? / Alan Collins

Assessing the logic of solidarity and national interest in great power interventionism

Cultures of solidarity and national interest : Russia's conflict management policies / Ekaterina Stepanova

International intervention in Central Asia : the triumph of geopolitics? / Parviz Mullojanov

Cultural constructions of solidarity : the US and the EU in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Mira Sucharov

Beyond geopolitics and solidarism : interpenetrated sovereignty, transnational conflict and the United States' "Plan Colombia" / Doug Stokes

Toward an ethics of human solidarity

An intersection of interests and value : US foreign policy toward Africa / Timothy W. Docking

Geopolitics and solidarity on the borders of Europe : the Yugoslav wars of succession / Alex J. Bellamy

Is East Timor an exception in the Southeast Asian landscape? / Geoffrey C. Gunn

Conclusion : making sense of national interest and international solidarity / Nicholas J. Wheeler and Jean-Marc Coicaud.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789280811476

9280811479

OCLC:

171049635